Wetherby Neighhborhood
Association
Meeting
June 16th @ 6:00
pm.
Location: 1528 California
Avenue
Please come in through the
gate, the meeting will be held in the backyard (screen porch is
available if raining)
Northside has geese,
Longfellow has historical markers, Wetherby is next! Please come
ready to discuss ideas of what neighborhood art you would like to
see!
For further information
contact Beth Koppes at 354-1335 (ekoppes@mchsi.com)
or Marcia Klingaman at 356-5237 (marcia-klingaman@iowa-city.org)
WETHERBY
PARK
BE RESPECTFUL TO YOUR
NEIGHBORS!!!
Wetherby Park is a great
asset to our neighborhood. The park itself is 24.3 acres and includes
many amenities that are available to all. The amenities include: play
equipment, a picnic shelter with electrical outlets, picnic tables,
cooking grills, water, restrooms, open play field, playground
softball diamond, soccer field, basketball courts, great hiking,
jogging and biking paths and garden plots that are rented out each
year.
The Park Shelter is available
to rent from the Parks & Recreation Department. The Wetherby Park
Shelter holds 48 people and for a fee of $10, you can rent the
shelter for 5 hours. To rent the shelter you can: 1) call (319)
356-5110 or 2) go to the city web site
(http://www.icgov.org/parks/index.htm) and follow the directions
there.
Park Rules can be found in
Chapter 9 of the City Code of Iowa City. Here is a highlight of the
rules that we should all be mindful of:
1. No one is allowed in the
park between the hours of 10:30 PM and 6:00 AM
2. Unauthorized Use of
Buildings: Occupy any shelter house or building or recreation area,
which has been reserved by others. Also, it is prohibited to install
any unauthorized reserved sign in any shelter, building or recreation
area.
3. Motor Vehicles and
Traffic: no person shall operate motorized vehicles on other than
park roads and parking areas.
4. Pets: no person shall
bring, cause or permit any pet to enter into any park or playground
unless such pet is on a leash or confined in a vehicle or some type
of acceptable cage or carrier.
5. Alcoholic Beverages: no
person shall possess or consume any beer or alcoholic beverages in
any park or playground.
6. Golf: no person shall
practice golf in any park or playground.
Please follow the rules and
make Wetherby Park a great place for all!
Information
*Wetherby Steering Committee
* We need your help! For the last six years Wetherby Neighborhood
Association has been successfully working to make positive changes in
our neighborhood. As all of us know, the only way that something gets
done is when someone does it. Our accomplishments have been positive
and numerous.
Securing approximately
$45,000 in grants for the neighborhood
The continuing renovation of
Wetherby Park (trees, shelter, entry sign, benches, prairie
plantings, trails…)
Computers for the Broadway
Neighborhood Center
Traffic control in the
neighborhood
Additional street
lighting
Community Safety
Office
Additional safety
patrols
Crosswalks for Highway
6
Saturday Night
Drive-In
Take back the
night
Success after
School
Fighting rezoning not
consistent with our district plan
Publishing
newsletters
Creating a web site for
neighborhood news
Bringing our message of
safety and neighborhood to criminal offenders
All of these things have been
accomplished because people who care about our neighborhood have
volunteered their time and talents to make sure we all will have a
better place to live. The Wetherby Steering Committee needs your
help. Two of our long time members are moving away and without that
extra help future accomplishments could go undone.
The time commitment is not
great, maybe 20 hours per year. The rewards are huge. The sense of
accomplishment is great. Please make a difference in our neighborhood
by volunteering to be a member of the Steering Committee and have a
voice in our future.
Contact:
Beth Koppes at 354-1335 or
ekoppes@mchsi.com
